Al Lopez Ghost (old)
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I wonder if Maggs has any Austrian hernia specialists. Or Swiss or wherever the hell it was.
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I think it would be wise to split up El Duque and Contreras. Having them back to back has worn down the bullpen in their consecutive days, and then the other 3 are going 7 innings or so pretty regularly. With days off on Thursday and Monday, now would be a good time to make this adjustment.
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Well, this game was losing ugly, and you can blame a whole lot of people. I think the team needs a day off real bad, and they're getting two in the next 7 days. Let them recharge their batteries a little.
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I would never have thought this 6 weeks ago, but this has become a tough question. Garland has been healthier, and he seems to be coming into his own. Prior has been worked hard by Dusty, and his health seems to have suffered for it. Give them both the same degree of health and you'd have to say Prior is the guy, but in the real world, based on what we know right now, I had to vote for Garland.
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I'm a controversial guy, so I'l go out on a limb. The Sox won the Matt Karchner trade.
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Yesterday on Pardon the Interruption, Tony Kornheiser ended the show by saying to Wilbon, "The White Sox have won 8 in a row. Will they win tonight?" Wilbon said we have a tough time in Oakland, so he was doubtful, but at least we got some attention.
I don't think we're under the radar anymore.
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Percival saves, our lead is 4 1/2!
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If Frank never steps in the batter's box again, he's the best player we ever had and will be enshrined in Cooperstown.
Let's hope he gradually gets better and in August we add him to the team, instead of Robbie Alomar.
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You have the right to wonder about the future, but I don't understand your analysis of what's already happened. You say that for the most part the newcomers have been "pedestrian". Then you point out our terrific team ERA. Seems to me the newcomers have been a large part of that team ERA. Simply put our rotation 1-5 is way way way better than it has been in recent years. AJ has been a big improvement behind the plate. He has "stolen" several key outs with called 3rd strikes already. Iguchi is hitting over .300 and I haven't noticed any defensive deficiencies. You could even call an in-shape Everett a weapon we didn't have last year.
The future? We're gonna cool off, that's for sure. But your best way to avoid prolonged slumps (you have us playing .400 ball???) is to have consistent starting pitching, catch the ball, and let the opponent beat himself. We seem to be pretty good at those things.
That's why I'm optimistic, and why this team has surprised us so much.
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Rich Lindberg is the official White Sox historian, having written a couple of books - Who's on Third was one, and another was called something like Stealing First in a Two Team Town.
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QUOTE(aboz56 @ Apr 24, 2005 -> 08:21 PM)Harold Reynolds? What makes this guy qualified to discuss baseball? What did he ever win or accomplish?
He made the final out at old Comiskey, and for that I will always be grateful. A White Sox winner for the ages.
Besides that, he sucks.
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Haven't seen this posted elsewhere - the Daily Herald is reporting we signed Greg Norton to a minor league contract. Despite this news, I am still optimistic about our chances this year.
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Another thing. I don't care if DJ doesn't want to play the Illinois Lottery and is willing to split Hawk's winnings. I wonder if the Illinois Lottery, sponsoring the broadcast, is happy that DJ is not a fan of the lottery.
However, the broadcasts have been very good this year. As in 14 and 4 good.
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I believe our magic number to clinch the division is 143.
This may be a little early, but ya gotta start the countdown sometime.
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It's only 16 games, but one other thing we are doing much better this year than last is not allowing the opponent to score in the next half-inning after we score. So far, this has been one terrific pitching staff.
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QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 22, 2005 -> 08:47 AM)Heres another quote found in the tribune "He knows I can (bleep) him alot of different way. He better shut the (bleep) up and play for the Detroit Tigers."
Ozzie says he can f*** Maggs alot of different ways?? Ummm roids possibly......
Bernstein on the Score this morning drew the same inference - that Ozzie knows that Maggs used roids, and could "hurt" Maggs that way. Bernstein also recalled a conversation from their opening day remote. He said he told KW "Did you know that edema can cause your forearms to shrink?" jokingly, and KW just ignored the opening.
FWIW.
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I think the choice is obvious.
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I can't remember 3 consecutive starts like this from Garland.
A solid 5 man rotation, yeah, that works.
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QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 01:13 PM)He did get the win, I don't understand.
You know, sometimes you type something that's so wrong. Sorry.
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QUOTE(quickman @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 12:11 PM)His synopsis is correct, why do you think he doesn't know anything?
Well, I wasn't aware that Orlando Hernandez got the win last night, for starters.
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QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Apr 19, 2005 -> 12:01 PM)Steve Phillips praised the Sox on Mike and Mike int eh mornign this morning. He said that they didn't build a team they way he wanted to (too easy jokes here so don't botehr) but he said that doesn't matter as long as the GM, manager and players believe. So he praised the Sox pretty heavily so now some of the posters can orgasm now that they finally got mentioned on national tv. Anyways, the real point of this post was to bring up a bizarre point that was made. Greenberg, an old Score guy who is really good, made a big error. He started talkign abotu Buhrle and how good he's been this year but how he never lived up to the hype he had coming in. He was implying that Buehrle was basically an underachiever. Mistakes happen and are more forgivable than most on soxtalk tend to believe but Mark was a 38th round pick and is one of the great overachievers in White Sox history. He gave Phillips the chance to correct him and Steve didn't take it-likely out of politeness.
Greenberg must have been thinking of Garland.
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QUOTE(Kogs35 @ Apr 18, 2005 -> 07:49 AM)any1 think the media is behind this? the sox doing well media hating the sox? yes we know ozzie has a big mouth and a big ego. just a thought
This is all on Ozzie. The key word in the article for that is "unprompted" - Ozzie just fired on Frank.
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I just typed the Tribune article on this.
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THis is from Monday's Tribune:
They may be ex-teammates, but Ozzie Guillen sent a reminder to Frank Thomas on Sunday that he's the boss.
Guillen, unprompted, delivered a very public message to Thomas - who returned to Chicago on Saturday to rehab from a fractured ankle - that this Sox team was built for unity and on attitude.
"It is good to have him here, because now he can see a winning attitude, because he was part of the bad attitude [of the past]" Guillen said. "Frank was a big part of the bad attitude."
"Now he can see the guys, how we handle stuff, why we're not whining every day, why we're hitting today after a day game. Everybody is happy and I want Frank to be part of it."
Guillen was asked to explain what "bad attitude" meant.
"You heard me" Guillen said. "Because he was here for 20 years and he was part of the bad attitude. Why? Because he was their leader."
But didn't Thomas change, become more humble and blend in more last year than he had in the past?
"He got better last year" Guillen said. "His attitude [before that] was horrible here. Everybody's was. When you're part of the team, that means you too. Because when something goes wrong, it's 25 guys, not just one or two. When stuffs not going good, guys start pointing fingers. That's everybody's fault. When we're not going good, it's my fault. Blame it on Ozzie. I'm not blaming my players. But, yeah, Frank was part of the bad attitude here. He was here for 20 years."
Guillen also said "[Others] were part of the bad atitude too. Konerko, Buehrle, Garland, Crede...who else was here? There's not too many guys left, and that's why because of the attitude. All those guys because when you see something wrong, say it. Talk, don't go hide it like a [child]. When you don't like something in the clubhouse, say something. If you want to get together and stay together, communication is the best thing in life... The attitude was horrible. Now that the attitude is good, we might finish in last place, but we'll finish in last place with a good team."
Guillen also wanted everyone to know who now fills out the lineup card after Thomas said Saturday that DH Carl Everett could play the outfield when Thomas returns. "Frank doesn't make the lineup. When Frank gets of the DL, I will make the lineup and who is going t play the outfield and who is going to DH. Frank has to be 100% to come back. [i told him] I don't want to be a bad man, but we're trying to do something here. I'm not going to rehab you when we're trying to win. We got it clear: When Frank is back,we're going to shuffle the lineup and figure out how we're going to play everyday and the pitching matchups and give guys days off. That's my job. That's the thing. I'm going to make the decision."
And what will the decision be?
"Let me sleep on it for a couple of weeks, because that's going to be a tough decision, no doubt about it" Guillen said.
This ran under a big bold headline "GUILLEN GETS FRANK" and halfway through the article I thought that the Tribune was blowing it up from Ozzie talking about everybode to Ozzie picking on Frank, but after reading it all, I think Ozzie just got pissed that Frank, probably answering a question directly, said, gee, Everett can play left while I DH. So my take is Ozzie is marking his territory.
Any thoughts?
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But see now is when you can do it. If they wanted they could delay Contreras's next start, have El Duque take that game (because of the off day he would have full rest) and drop Contreras back into the rotation after Garland's regular turn.